Gastric Outlet Obstruction Secondary to Incarcerated Stomach in Parastomal Hernia

Gastric outlet obstruction due to an incarcerated stomach in a parastomal hernia is extremely rare. Here, we present the management of such a case with a review of the literature. A 79-year-old woman presented with a 3-week history of postprandial vomiting and associated parastomal and epigastric pa...

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Main Authors: Mohammed F. Bin Abdur Raheem, Zi Q Ng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2023-01-01
Series:World Journal of Colorectal Surgery
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/wjcs/fulltext/2023/12010/gastric_outlet_obstruction_secondary_to.5.aspx
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Summary:Gastric outlet obstruction due to an incarcerated stomach in a parastomal hernia is extremely rare. Here, we present the management of such a case with a review of the literature. A 79-year-old woman presented with a 3-week history of postprandial vomiting and associated parastomal and epigastric pain. She had a loop colostomy created for severe fecal incontinence secondary to anal stenosis. Imaging revealed a large parastomal hernia with an incarcerated gastric antrum. She was initially managed nonoperatively with a nasogastric tube. She underwent a semi-elective open Sugarbaker mesh repair of the parastomal hernia with good results. Gastric outlet obstruction secondary to incarceration of the stomach in a parastomal hernia is uncommon. A conservative approach with nasogastric tube decompression is a reasonable initial approach in a patient who is not critically unwell, which allows time for consideration of different parastomal hernia repair techniques.
ISSN:1941-8213